PanAm Aquatics (formerly Spanish: Unión Americana de Natación, English: Swimming Union of the Americas, popularly known by its acronym UANA or ASUA)[1] is the swimming continental association for the Americas (i.e. it oversees international aquatics competition within North and South America).[2]
ASUA was founded during the 1948 Olympics in London, UK.
Organization
ASUA is divided into 4 Zones, each with its own body which organizes competitions.[3] The bodies that oversees these Zones, are:
Zone 1: CONSANAT—the South American Swimming Confederation (Confederación Sudamericana de Natación).
Zone 2: CCCAN—the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Confederation (Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Natación).
Note: Belize (BZE) is also a member of ASUA; however, as of June 2016 it is not (yet) listed as a CCCAN member,[4] the regional confederation they geographically belong to.